quirófano

Spanish

FWOTD – 4 February 2023

Etymology

From quiro- (chiro-, hand) + Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, to show).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈɾofano/ [kiˈɾo.fa.no]
  • Rhymes: -ofano
  • Syllabification: qui‧ró‧fa‧no

Noun

quirófano m (plural quirófanos)

  1. operating room
    • 2020 December 11, Josep Ramoneda, “De Trump a Ayuso”, in El País:
      Da igual que Zendal no tenga ni médicos, ni quirófanos, ni pacientes; es y será el mejor hospital del mundo, porque ella lo dice.
      It makes no difference that Zendal [Hospital] has neither doctors, nor operating rooms, nor patients; it is and will be the best hospital in the world, because she [politician Isabel Díaz Ayuso] says so.

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